About

Sanjoy Bhattacharya was born and brought up in the ‘City of Joy’, Kolkata from the State of West Bengal, India. After completing his post-graduation in Zoology from Presidency College, Kolkata in the year 1996 he started his photographic journey. He worked as a wedding photographer, model photographer, advertisement photographer and product photographer individually from 2001 to 2004. He started teaching photography at various organisations from 2004 to 2010. He has conducted various seminars and workshops on photography with various organisations like Nikon India, Sony India etc. from 2006 to 2012. Mr. Bhattacharya has won more than 350 awards in photography competitions Nationally and Internationally from 2005 to till date. His photographic works have been exhibited throughout India and more than 40 countries all over the world. He has received the prestigious distinctions of AFIP (Associate of Federation of Indian Photography) and FFIP (Fellow of Federation of Indian Photography) in 2011 and 2014 respectively from Federation of Indian Photography. He is the most prestigious Honour holder as AFIAP (Artist of Federation of International Art Photography) and EFIAP (Excellence of Federation of International Art Photography ) from FIAP, Rome (Italy) in the category of Art-Photography. In 2020, he achieved the most coveted Honour LRPS from the Royal Photographic Society, Bristol. He is the only 6th Indian who has this Honour. Global Photographic Union, Greece has given him the GPU Crown Honour for his outstanding work and contribution to the field of Art-Photography in 2016. Presently Mr. Bhattacharya has been running his institute named BENGAL PHOTOGRAPHY INSTITUTE in Kolkata from 2011 and teaches various specialities and aspects of photography. Presently the Institute has more than 500 students in various standards from almost every corner of the society.

Personal Details :

Sanjoy Bhattacharya

[LRPS, EFIAP, GPU CROWN, FFIP, A.CPE, IIG/p, Hon. EFA, G.APS, Hon PESGSPC, GPA.PESGSPC, Hon CPE, Hon SAP, Hon FPMP, Hon GMGNG]

Director and Chief Course Coordinator

Bengal Photography Institute,

C/41, First Floor, Chalantika,

Garia Station Road,

Kolkata-700084,

West Bengal,

India.

Indian Rep. of GLOBAL PHOTOGRAPHIC UNION, Greece

President, Indian Chapter, Euro Foto Art - Romania

Former Teacher-in-Charge

Department of Photography

Future Foundation School, Kolkata, India.

Mob. – 8582904905

www.bengalphotographyinstitute.in

Mob. - 8582904905